I might imply something but I'd never accuse them without evidence, I'm sure they know where I live!!
In other news, it hasn't taken long for the goal posts to be moved again...
http://www.setanta.com/ie/Articles/2...rt/gnid-82454/
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I think the June/July thing omes from Beckenbaur (a member of the ExCo) who said it might have to be moved (and conspiracy theorists will have heard the rumours its a FIFA power play against the clubs)
Beckenbauer voted for Australia, and then the USA apparently
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9284186.stm
Good old Sepp!!!
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You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
Can't see Blatter letting it happen but you never know. Maybe forces outside of football may drive this along though.
Politics and football, funny old games!
http://www.theguardian.com/football/...-crimean-teams
Not a chance. Qatar maybe, because its selection reflects badly on FIFA more directly. But FIFA has shown, repeatedly, that it has no problem sending tournaments to countries with dodgy reputations or internal problems.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
It looks like an EU boycott of the 2018 World Cup is being mooted instead of changing venue (or perhaps as a means of exerting pressure on FIFA to change venue).
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26f10494-3...#axzz3CL22k8Jg
I'm not sure they could get EU wide consensus to do this, but if for the sake of arguement it did happen, there could in theory still be 13 UEFA teams. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Macedonia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia (as hosts), Serbia, Turkey could all attend. Added to that you have countries not in the EU, but who tend to follow the EU line (Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, possibly Scotland in two weeks) some of these might not boycott. I wonder if this might affect the number of spots UEFA gets at a World Cup in the future?
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31600194
Looks like Qatar 2022 will be in November/December.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
https://www.theguardian.com/football...-fifa-football
Well, well, well. Five years out so plenty of time for things to simmer down, but it's something that can presumably be held over Qatar from now until the actual tournament. Yet another reason it should never have been considered as a possible host.
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